{"id":11615,"date":"2023-05-19T18:57:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T18:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/arrival-budapest-first-stop-corinthia-hotel\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:44:09","slug":"arrival-budapest-first-stop-corinthia-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/arrival-budapest-first-stop-corinthia-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Where To Stay In Budapest: Corinthia Hotel Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5650-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arrival in Budapest! First stop - The Corinthia Hotel. (6)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;This was my first trip to Budapest and I had no idea what to expect (I was flying by the seat of my pants a bit on this holiday) &#8211; so it was a very nice welcome to have a nice black Mercedes &nbsp;ready to whisk me off from the airport to where I would be calling home for a few nights &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/booking.stay22.com\/handluggageonly\/JuU1jkoXcA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Corinthia Hotel.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The car cost a little extra (but not much more than the price of a bus especially if you are travelling with others) so it made a lot of sense &#8211; the only downside was that I was so comfortable that I fell asleep pretty much from the airport till we got to the hotel and so didn&#8217;t get to see much on the drive in!<\/p>\n<p>I made up for this on the way back though! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5670-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arrival in Budapest! First stop - The Corinthia Hotel. (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Corinthia Hotels are 5 star hotels typically and as you can imagine, I had my expectations set high and this one did not disappoint &#8211; the staff were really helpful and courteous, the location was perfect for exploring the city and the facilities were fantastic!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s so nice to come back to your hotel after hours of walking and just pop into the pool or unwind in the steam room.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a sucker for freebies so I may have overdone it slightly with the sweets at the reception, I kept finding them everywhere when I got back to the UK &#8211; which in retrospect was always a nice surprise!<\/p>\n<p>More details will follow shortly from the this trip to Budapest but in the meanwhile, here are some photos from my stay at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.corinthia.com\/hotels\/budapest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Corinthia Hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5630-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arrival in Budapest! First stop - The Corinthia Hotel. (12)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-807\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5668-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arrival in Budapest! First stop - The Corinthia Hotel. (3)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5668-s.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5668-s.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5668-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-806\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5667-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arrival in Budapest! First stop - The Corinthia Hotel. (4)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5667-s.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5667-s.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5667-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-804\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5665-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C1499&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arrival in Budapest! First stop - The Corinthia Hotel. (5)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5665-s.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5665-s.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5665-s.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5641-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arrival in Budapest! First stop - The Corinthia Hotel. (7)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5641-s.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5641-s.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5641-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-798\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5640-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arrival in Budapest! First stop - The Corinthia Hotel. (8)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5640-s.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5640-s.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5640-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-797\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5639-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arrival in Budapest! First stop - The Corinthia Hotel. (9)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5639-s.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5639-s.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5639-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-795\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5635-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arrival in Budapest! First stop - The Corinthia Hotel. (10)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5635-s.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5635-s.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5635-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-793\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5633-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arrival in Budapest! First stop - The Corinthia Hotel. (11)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5633-s.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5633-s.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5633-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blog\/4289795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_5669-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arrival in Budapest! First stop - The Corinthia Hotel. (2)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;This was my first trip to Budapest and I had no idea what to expect (I was flying by the seat of my pants a bit on this holiday) &#8211; so it was a very nice welcome to have a nice black Mercedes &nbsp;ready to whisk me off from the airport to where I would &hellip; Continue Reading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,396],"tags":[919,355,858],"class_list":["post-11615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","category-travel-journal","tag-budapest","tag-europe","tag-hungary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}